Elementary · Pennsylvania
Independence CS West
CharterFree meals for allIndependence CS West, a public elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades k–8, 811 students, 14.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Independence CS West.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 811
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.0
- Grades
- K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 96% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared
Larger than 95% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Pennsylvania: 49%23%proficient
−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 87% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 49% · 1,523 elementary schools compared
498 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Pennsylvania: 42%11%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 93% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 52% · 1,523 elementary schools compared
497 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–8
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
- Run by
- Independence CS West
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Independence CS West.
Location
- Address
- 5600 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143
- Phone
- (215)724-5600
- City or town
- Philadelphia
- County
- Philadelphia County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell El SchFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 283 | 10.5 | 11% | 5.0% |
| Pre-K–8 | 314 | 12.9 | 12% | 1.8% | |
Comegys Benjamin B SchFree meals for all | K–8 | 252 | 13.9 | 20% | 8.4% |
Harrington Avery D SchFree meals for all | K–8 | 274 | 10.3 | 21% | 8.0% |
Morton Thomas G SchFree meals for all | K–5 | 356 | 12.7 | 15% | 14% |
Mastery CS-Harrity CampusCharter | K–8 | 750 | 18.3 | 37% | 21% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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